Garcia Santiago Disgust Leads Him To Withdraw Forces
July 20 via Playa del Este Garcia Santiago reports disgust with American treatment and will withdraw his forces to the hills. He cites not being notified of Veral’s surrender and being excluded from the Santiago capitulation ceremony, and protests Shafter’s administration of civil authorities. Shafter plans a northward march to Holguin while Santiago resumes normal life amid renewed naval activity and prisoner surrenders.
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Santiago
Playa del Este
Garcia
Shafter
Veral
Cuba
Shatter
Tien. Shafter
Holguin
Gendanque
Caney
Lieut
Delehanty
Suwanee
Lieut. Delshanty
Miley
Star
United States
Sampson
Gen. Shatter
Redcrags
State of Texas
Clara Barton
Hudson
Fortress Monroe
Seret
Hamilton Fish
Capron
Breckenridge
Peremptory Order on Guantanamo Transport Convoy
Admiral Sampson informed the navy that Guantanamo transport fleet will fail once the cruiser Columbia finishes coaling, likely Thursday. The White House sent orders to furnish a convoy for troop ships, reflecting presidential impatience over expedition delays. An earlier exchange with Gen. Miles has been amicably settled.
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Miles
Sampson
Columbia
Yale
Cincinnati
New Orleans
War Department
Indiana
Olumina
Cinecinnati
Guantanamo Bay
Porto Rico
Washington
Navy Department
Guantanamo
White House
Word from Dewey on naval situation in Pacific
The Navy Department release notes Hong Kong on July 2 and Cavite on July 17 with the second army detachment aboard. Health of the squadron remains good and no sickness has been reported. Wake Islands taken en route to Manila. possession taken by arriving Philippine expedition. Monitor Monterey arrived at Manila area.
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Washingston
Navy Department
Hong Kong
Cavite
Second Army
Wake Islands
Washington
Tong
Manila
Honolulu
Monterey
Newsboys Parade At Ball Park Draws Dense Juvenile Crowd
Large throng of newsboys and boot blacks marched from THE SUN office to Circlesa, forming a long line to the ball park. By 2 pm they rode streetcars to the field bleachers, filling the stands and creating lively noise that entertained adults.
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Ball Park
Thouredas
SUN Office
Circlesa
Exarth
Downe
SUN
Street Car Enlistment Hopes Dash in Indianapolis
A Greenfield recruit visiting the WN Illinois Street station failed to enlist due to a minor defect. He amused recruits by being dubbed Street Car after marveling at mechanized transit. Capt Black interviews recruits about parents, learns the man’s father is dead by hanging, and notes most applicants seek hospital corps roles as Fort Barrancas heavy artillery reaches capacity prompting Jacksonville transfers.
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Greenfield
WN. Iinois St
Indianapolis
Rushville Wrist
Capt. Black
Black
Fort Barrancas
Jacksonville
Lyford asks tax board for reduction in per mile assessment
W H Lyford counsel for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois appeared before the State board of tax commissioners on Thursday and asked for a reduction of $2000 per mile in the assessment.
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W. H. Lyford
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Local Gas Light Ad Promotes Safer Acetylene Option
Classified notice for acetylene gas marketed to country houses and stores as safer than coal oil and easier to fight, with addresses for The Kershner at 135e Market St and C. H. Walcott at 142 NY Pennsylvania St.
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C. H. Walcott
Pennsylvania St
Collapse of Standard Dry Kiln Co building endangers workers
The three story brick structure at 352 S. 1 Meridian St. collapsed its third floor early Thursday at 9 45 am, sending iron filled floors into the basement. Employee George Martin trapped under debris died, others evacuated as fire and police teams freed survivors.
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Standard Dry Kiln Company
Meridian-St
S. 1
George Martin
Martin
Frank Lowden
Widward Gerard
Ella Purley
William Finn
Hook and Ladder Company
Harvey Smith
Quigley
Barrett
Ernst
Frank Lowder
Robert Elliott
Concern
Maxinkuckee
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area July 22
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m July 22 calls for fair weather Thursday night and Friday. Morning temperature was 70 degrees. Doon reported 82 at noon and 84 at 2 p m with continued clear conditions expected.
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Indianapolis
Doon
Suit Over Stock Injury Against Central Georgia Railroad
Thomas 8 Jeffery Frank Churchman and Jacob Woessner sue Central Georgia railroad for 2500 alleging eight carloads of stock loaded at Davisboro Georgia en route to Richmond Virginia and Cincinnati Ohio were damaged when cars were not at loading point. Calves and yearlings were rushed onto same cars with grown stock at night, causing several cattle to be trampled and injured.
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Thomas
Jeffery
Frank Churchman
Jacob Woessner
Central Georgia Railroad Company
Davisboro
Richmond
Cincinnati
Dustless Oats Ad Sparks Stovey Strawman? Monument Ad
Strawmyer and Nilius advertise Dustless Oats for horses at 37 Monument Place. The brief item notes a sample smoke and pro bono cigar as odd add-ons in a fragmented classified-style notice from a historic page.
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Strawmyer & Nilius
Monument-place
Shafter Recommends No More Arms or Supplies to Cubans
Washington July 21 Gen Shafter orders countermanding Miles era arms and supply distributions to the Cubans and directs disarmament for insubordination. The Cuban junta in disfavor. navy dispatch notes wrecking Maria Teresa and Reina Mercedes with raising hoped by Sunday. Samp-son signs off in Playa Del Este aboard the New York reporting progress and supervision by Lt commander Pillsbury.
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Shafter
New York
Playa del Este
Washington
Pillsbury
Wood Replaces McKibben as Santiago Military Governor
A Post dispatch from Santiago reports General Leonard Wood succeeds General McKibben as military governor of Santiago. General McKibben resumes his command.
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Gen
Leonard Wood
Gen. McKibben
Santiago
Gen. MelkKibben
Progress in raising the wreck GE Maria Teresa
Washington July 21 reports indicate ongoing efforts to raise the wreck Maria Teresa. Details are sparse as teams work from the site, employing cranes and salvage gear amid challenging sea conditions.
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Maria Teresa
Peace Talks Open Between Spain and United States
New York July 21. Paris Journal correspondent reports the foreign office confirms peace negotiations have started between Spain and the United States. Madrid sources note Spanish obstinacy and financial strain as security demands rise. Campos says surrender at Santiago could not be avoided, while the Queen Consort presses for peace amid ministerial obstacles.
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Ber
Resent
Herz
Campos
Santiago
New York
Paris
Journal Cables
Foreign Office
Spain
United States
Spain Faces Financial Strain Amid Pressure for Porto Rico
Madrid dispatches report President McKinley driving the peace talks delay while the United States pushes to seize Porto Rico. Government doubts Watson sails and needs ships for the attack. Bank of Spain blocks further advances, demanding security after lending 800,000,000 pesetas. Blanca drafts nearly a million dollars weekly for Cuba administration. Financial resources are believed near exhaustion.
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Madrid
McKinley
United States
Porto Rico
Watson
Bank of Spain
Blanca
Cuba
Campos Tells Of Peace Negotiation Prospects
London dispatch from the Daily Mail Madrid correspondent reports Martinez Campos stating the current government must stay in place long enough to reach peace. He suggests possible cabinet changes, Gamaza or Monterro Rios as premier, then Silvela could form a cabinet post peace to settle the war's aftermath. Surrender at Santiago, Campos said, was inevitable eventually.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Madrid
Disbanded raiding squadron shifts ships to Porto Rico
Washington July 21 reports that Commodore Watson's raiding squadron has been disbanded. Some vessels will dock north, others head to Porto Rico. War board meeting with Secretary Long and Secretary Alger ended plans to send naval ships across the Atlantic. Official statement says American ships stay in U S waters to aid peaceful settlement with Spain.
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Washington
Commodore Watson
Porto Rico
Long
Secretary Alger
Atlantic
Canaries
Spain
Queen May Seek Peace but May Replace Ministers
London July 21 dispatch from Madrid reports the queen regent wants Sagasta cabinet to press peace talks. If no progress soon she will consider changing ministers. Her majesty trusts General Polavieja, who is likely to succeed Sagasta.
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London
Madrid
Sagasta
Gen
Polavieja
Senor Sagasta
Syndicate controls Kentucky Ohio Indiana breweries
Brewery syndicate based in Cincinnati holds options on 27 Cincinnati breweries and most plants in Newport and Covington with Louisville options signed. Persch reports options on ten Indiana breweries in Terre Haute Indianapolis New Albany Evansville and Fort Wayne, but Indiana companies deny full involvement. Community fundraisers for Indiana soldiers accompany the news with local social events and charity stalls.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Newport
Covington
John B. Persch
Indiana
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
New Albany
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Persch
Bar tender fined for associating with two girls
Harry Schwitzer a fresh youth who tends bar at 2102 Prospect street was fined 25 dollars and costs in police court on a charge of associating with bad women. The two girls, recently sent to the Good Shepherd home, lingered in the wine room above the saloon all night despite officers ordering them away. Schwitzer refused to speak in court saying the police had said enough.
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Harry Schwitzer
Prospect Sr
the Good Shepherd
Schwitzer
Disapa
Exile Ordered After Turbulent Town Meeting
A distressed town orders a local man named Porter Buckner to leave within two hours. He is told to go to Wichita Kansas or Cuba or any distant place, but to stay away from the area. The confrontation includes disputed charges and suggests Buckner is mentally unsettled.
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Wichita
Kan
Cuba
Porter Buckner
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